US5797649A - Folding auxiliary seat for a vehicle - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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- B60N2/24—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles
- B60N2/30—Non-dismountable or dismountable seats storable in a non-use position, e.g. foldable spare seats
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- B60N2/304—Cushion movements by rotation only
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- B60N2/30—Non-dismountable or dismountable seats storable in a non-use position, e.g. foldable spare seats
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- B60N2/3043—Cushion movements by rotation only about longitudinal axis
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
- B60N2/24—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles
- B60N2/38—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles specially constructed for use on tractors or like off-road vehicles
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
- B60N2/02—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable
- B60N2002/0204—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable characterised by the seat or seat part turning about or moving along a non-standard, particular axis, i.e. an axis different from the axis characterising the conventional movement
- B60N2002/0208—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable characterised by the seat or seat part turning about or moving along a non-standard, particular axis, i.e. an axis different from the axis characterising the conventional movement the seat or seat part turning about or moving along an inclined axis
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- This invention relates generally to seats used on land vehicles and, more particularly, to seats of the type configured for only occasional use in such vehicles.
- auxiliary seats are more common in Europe than in the United States.
- auxiliary seat may be a desirable adjunct to a vehicle having only a single seat, such a seat is not entirely free of disadvantages. Chief among them is impairment of movement to, from and in the cab. Off-highway vehicle cabs tend to be a bit crowded and any extra equipment in a cab, especially equipment having the not-insignificant size and bulk of an auxiliary seat, impairs one's ability to get into and out of the cab or to move around in the cab.
- EPO Publication No. 0 110 011 B1 shows a driver's seat and a passenger seat foldable with respect thereto.
- the horizontal cushion of the passenger seat pivots upwardly about a lateral axis to a position against the back of such passenger seat.
- Such cushion and the back of the passenger seat are then pivoted laterally in unison about a longitudinal axis to a position against the back of the driver's seat.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,374,106 shows an arrangement similar to that of the EPO '905 publication.
- the Hoefer auxiliary seat has an outer cushion that folds against and away from a main cushion. Both cushions pivot on a supporting brace plate.
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,527,828 discloses a folding side mounted jump seat for a pickup truck.
- the seat disclosed in the Hoefer patent seemingly requires a horizontal surface for either the in-use or stored positions.
- the seat disclosed in the EPO '905 publication also requires a horizontal surface when in use. And when stowed, such seat occupies some of the valuable "between-fenderwell" space that would otherwise permit greater freedom of operator movement.
- Another object of the invention to provide a folding seat assembly which occupies substantially no between-fenderwell space when stowed.
- Another object of the invention to provide a folding seat assembly which requires no horizontal surface for mounting or while in use.
- Another object of the invention to provide a folding seat assembly which can readily be mounted to a curved vehicle fenderwell.
- Yet another object of the invention to provide a folding seat assembly which meets the currently-applicable standards prevailing in European Economic Community countries.
- Another object of the invention to provide a new method for folding a seat assembly which is very compact when stowed.
- Another object of the invention to provide a folding seat assembly and related method which substantially avoid impairing movement to, from and within a vehicle cab.
- Still another object of the invention to provide a folding seat assembly which is free of any "on-the-floor” obstacle, either when in use or when folded for stowing.
- the invention involves a folding seat assembly of the type having a seat and a back-support section and wherein the seat is mounted for pivoting movement toward and away from the back-support section.
- the seat includes a first panel and a second panel mounted for pivoting movement with respect to the first panel.
- the first panel and the second panel are coupled to one another by a panel hinge extending along a hinge axis.
- the first panel and the second panel are substantially coplanar when the seat is unfolded for use and they are substantially parallel to one another when the seat is folded for stowing. And when the seat is folded for stowing, those surfaces which support the seat occupant are spaced from one another.
- the back-support section is pivotally coupled to a mounting bracket. Such back-support section pivots between a first position for using the seat assembly and a second position for stowing such assembly.
- the seat first panel has a plate (referred to below as a "first plate") extending therefrom.
- first plate is attached to the first panel by a hinge-like first panel mounting device for pivoting movement about a device axis.
- the panels are mounted for simultaneous pivoting movement about a seat axis which is spaced from the device axis.
- the seat axis and the device axis are slightly angular to one another.
- the second panel has a plate (referred to below as a "second plate") extending therefrom and attached thereto by a second panel mounting device for pivoting movement about the device axis.
- the hinge axis (about which the second panel pivots when folded toward and unfolded away from the first panel) and the device axis are angular to one another. Most preferably, such axes are perpendicular to one another.
- the inventive seat assembly is advantageously used with an off-highway vehicle and is mounted on a vehicle component, e.g., on that surface of a fender well which is exposed in the operator's cab.
- the assembly includes a support pedestal extending between the seat and the vehicle component when the seat is unfolded for use.
- the pedestal includes first and second plates, the latter mounted for pivoting movement with respect to the first plate. Those ends of the plates which are upward when the seat is unfolded for use are pivotally mounted on first and second mounting devices, respectively. Such devices are coincident with a device axis.
- the second plate pivots on a pedestal hinge extending along a pedestal hinge axis.
- the pedestal hinge axis and the device axis are angular to one another and in a highly preferred embodiment, are perpendicular to one another.
- Another aspect of the invention involves a new method for folding an auxiliary seat assembly for stowing.
- Such method includes providing a seat assembly having a back-support section and a seat, the latter having a first panel and a second panel mounted for pivoting movement with respect to the first panel. The second panel is folded toward the first panel to form a folded seat and the folded seat is then urged toward the back-support section.
- the back-support section pivotally coupled to the above-noted mounting bracket, pivots between a first position and a second position.
- the method includes pivoting the back-support section to the second position.
- the seat assembly includes a pivot-mounted support pedestal, also noted above, which extends between the seat and a vehicle component.
- the folding step is preceded by the step of pivoting the support pedestal to a position substantially parallel to the seat.
- Such pedestal includes the first and second plates, the latter mounted for pivoting movement with respect to the first plate.
- the folding step includes pivoting the second plate toward the first plate.
- the method includes depressing the folded seat and the back-support section toward the vehicle component. Most preferably, the folded seat and the back-support section are then secured with respect to the vehicle component.
- FIG. 1 is a representative side elevation view of mobile machine, e.g., an agricultural tractor.
- FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the tractor of FIG. 1 taken along the viewing plane 2--2 thereof.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the new folding seat assembly unfolded ready for use and shown in conjunction with a vehicle component, e.g., a tractor fender well, upon which such seat is mounted.
- a vehicle component e.g., a tractor fender well
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the folding seat assembly shown in the folded configuration for stowing and also shown in conjunction with a vehicle component, e.g., a tractor fender well, upon which such seat is mounted.
- a vehicle component e.g., a tractor fender well
- FIG. 5 is an edge view of the seat assembly of FIG. 4 taken along the viewing axis VA5 thereof.
- FIG. 6 is another perspective view of the folding seat assembly shown in the folded configuration for stowing.
- FIG. 7 is an edge view of the folding seat assembly unfolded ready for use.
- FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the folding seat assembly.
- FIG. 9 is an angularly-upward-looking perspective view of the folding seat assembly unfolded ready for use.
- the assembly back-support section is omitted.
- an exemplary vehicle such as an agricultural tractor 11 has an operator's cab 13 in which is mounted the operator's seat 15.
- a vehicle component 17 such as a fender well 17a.
- the left-side fender well 17a is shown in FIG. 3.
- a fender well 17a is an ideal location at which to mount the new assembly 10, another vehicle component 17 may serve equally well, depending upon the specific configuration of the vehicle and its cab 13.
- the new seat assembly 10 has a back-support section 19 and a seat 21, the latter comprising seat first and second panels 23 and 25, respectively.
- the seat assembly 10 When the seat assembly 10 is folded for stowage as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the rear side 27 of the back-support section 19 is against or substantially against the fender well 17a.
- the second panel 25 is toward the viewer (as in FIG. 4) and its area 35 which forms part of the seating surface is visible to the viewer.
- the first panel 23 is "sandwiched" between the back-support section 19 and the second panel 25 and in that position, the area 33 of the first panel 23 is against (or substantially against) the back-support section 19.
- Those areas 33, 35 of the first and second panels 23, 25, respectively, which form the seating surface when the assembly 10 is unfolded for use are spaced from one another.
- the undersides 29, 31 of the first and second panels 23, 25, respectively, are against or substantially against one another.
- the seat first and second panels 23 and 25, respectively define a parting or "fold" line 26 therebetween.
- the second panel 25 is pivoted in the direction shown by the arrow 47 until such second panel 25 is positioned below the first panel 23.
- its underside 31 is against or substantially against the underside 29 of the first panel 23.
- the panels 23, 25 are swung upwardly and rearwardly toward and against the back-support section 19.
- the panels 23, 25 and back-support section 19 are continued to be pushed rearwardly until the tab 48 contacts and rests against arms 55, thereby preventing contact of section 19 with the fender well 17a.
- the panels 23, 25 pivotally move simultaneously about the seat axis 49, even though the second panel 25 is folded against the first panel 23. After being folded for storage in that way, the folded seat 21 and back-support section 19 are secured in place by a strap 50, for example.
- the primary means of attachment of the back-support section 19 and the seat 21 to the fender well 17a is an assembly mounting bracket 51 having a main portion 53 and a pair of arms 55 extending from such portion 53.
- the main portion 53 may be flat or shaped to fit intimately against the component (e.g., the fender well 17a) to which the assembly 10 is mounted.
- the arms 55 are at right angles to the seat axis 49 and the portion 53 and each arm 55 has a respective opening 57 and 59 therethrough to receive a pin 61 extending along the seat axis 49 and through both openings 57, 59.
- the pin 61 When the pin 61 is in place, it also extends through the hinge component 63 of the back-support section 19 and the hinge components 65 of the seat 21.
- a retainer mechanism 37 has a shaft 67 extending through a ferrule 69 mounted to the arm 55 which is leftward as viewed in FIG. 8.
- the mechanism 37 has an aperture 71 therethrough which is sized and shaped to receive the head 73 of the pin 61 with slight clearance. So configured, the retaining plate 75 is permitted to lie flat against the arm 55 when the seat assembly 10 is unfolded for use.
- the panel 25 is mounted for pivoting movement with respect to the panel 23 by virtue of a panel hinge 77 which extends along a hinge axis 79 and couples the panels 23, 25 to one another.
- the areas 33, 35 are slightly contoured for sitting, the first panel 23 and the second panel 25 are substantially coplanar when the seat 21 is unfolded for use. And as shown in FIG. 5, such areas 33, 35 are substantially parallel to one another when the seat 21 is folded for stowing. And when the seat 21 is folded, those areas 33, 35 which support the seat occupant contact one another in the highly preferred embodiment shown in the drawings.
- the back-support section 19 is pivotally coupled to the mounting bracket 51 by the pin 61.
- Such back-support section 19 pivots between a first position 81 (shown in FIG. 7) for using the seat assembly 10 and a second position 83 (shown in FIGS. 5 and 6) for stowing such assembly 10.
- the seat first panel 23 has a component of the pedestal 41, i.e., a first plate 85, extending therefrom. That end 87 of the plate 85 which is upward when the assembly 10 is unfolded is attached to the first panel 23 by a hinge-like first plate mounting device 89 for pivoting movement about the device axis 88.
- the second panel 25 has another component of the pedestal 41, i.e., a second plate 91, extending therefrom. As further described below, the second plate 91 is mounted for pivoting movement with respect to the first plate 85.
- That end 93 of the second plate 91 which is upward when the assembly 10 is unfolded is attached thereto by a second plate mounting device 95 for pivoting movement about the device axis 88.
- the hinge axis 79 (about which the second panel 25 pivots when folded toward and unfolded away from the first panel 23) and the device axis 88 are angular to one another. Most preferably, such axes 79, 88 are perpendicular to one another. And in a highly preferred embodiment, the seat axis 49 and the device axis 88 are slightly angular to one another to allow the seat assembly 10 to lie in the optimum position for stowage.
- the second plate 91 pivots on a pedestal hinge 97 extending along a pedestal hinge axis 99. More specifically, pivoting of the second plate 91 on the pedestal hinge 97 occurs (and in the specific embodiment, can only occur) after the pedestal 41 is swung upwardly toward the rear of the tractor 11 in the direction indicated by the arrow 45 and is thereby positioned parallel to and flat against the panels 23, 25.
- the pedestal hinge axis 99 and the device axis 88 are angular to one another and in a highly preferred embodiment, are perpendicular to one another.
- Another aspect of the invention involves a new method for folding an auxiliary seat assembly 10 for stowing.
- Such method includes providing a seat assembly 10 having a back-support section 19 and a seat 21, the latter having a first panel 23 and a second panel 25 mounted for pivoting movement with respect to the first panel 23.
- the second panel 25 is folded toward the first panel 23 to form a folded seat 101 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.
- the folded seat 101 is then urged toward the back-support section 19.
- the method includes pivoting the back-support section 19 to the second position 83.
- the seat assembly 10 includes the pivot-mounted support pedestal 41 described above and extending between the seat 21 and the vehicle component 17. In a more specific aspect of the method, the folding step is preceded by pivoting the support pedestal 41 to a position substantially parallel to the seat 21.
- Such pedestal 41 includes the first and second plates 85, 91, respectively, and the folding step includes pivoting the second plate 91 toward the first plate 85.
- the method includes urging the folded seat 101 and the back-support section 19 toward such component. Most preferably, the folded seat 101 and the back-support section 19 are then secured with respect to the vehicle component.
- An exemplary way of securing is by using a strap 50 across the underside of the second panel 25.
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